SummaryA gentle, beguiling hymn to a semi-deserted Calabrian countryside and those who stayed behind, Il Dono (2003) is a portrait of depopulation in the village of Caulonia (the filmmaker’s ancestral town), which saw a dramatic decrease in inhabitants from roughly 15,000 in the 1950s to just a few hundred people at the time of the film’s making. In mai... Read More
Directed By:Michelangelo Frammartino
Written By:Michelangelo Frammartino
Il Dono
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Jul 24, 2025
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Il Dono manages to strike a balance between damnation and idolatry of its medieval setting. We’re sucked in, enraptured, even as we feel its lives fading away.
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Production Company:
- Santamira Produzioni
- Coop. Ca.Ri.Na.
- Rai Cinema
Release Date:Jul 25, 2025
Duration:1 h 20 m
Awards
Thessaloniki Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Tiburon International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Annecy Italian Cinema Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
